My lemon cucmbers are large and green. Are they edible?

Question

My lemon cucumbers are growing like crazy. I actually thought the vines were squash. Yesterday I noticed these round green fruits, some were 5″ in diameter. They were green not yellow. I do have a green cuke nearby. Can I still eat them? The seeds are getting big, like a squash. I was thinking I could peel and de-seed them for salads or pickles.

Answer 1

Yes, you can eat them. There are several things that may have happened to make your lemon cucumbers not grow lemon yellow (e.g. it is a sport, it was a seed from a cross pollinated plant, etc) and none of them are harmful to you.